Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio Those who hope in the LORD (Psalm 37:1-22) 0 Of David. 1 Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; 2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. 3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio Led By The Spirit Of God (Galatians 5:16-6:10) A. The Spirit is given to us 1. The flesh resists the Spirit (16-18)  16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.   2. How to distinguish the Spirit from the flesh (19-23) 19 The…

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio Living in reality and setting heart to the LORD  (Psalm 36) 1. Keeping an eye on reality (0-4) 0 For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD. 1 An oracle is within my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes. 2 For in his own eyes he flatters himself too much to detect or hate his sin. 3 The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and to do good. 4 Even on his bed he plots evil; he commits himself to a sinful course and does not…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio The Freedom To Live To Love (Galatians 5:2-15,  1Corinthians 9:19-23)   A. Our relationship with God is only through Jesus 1. It’s not by our works (2-4) 2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3 Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. 4 You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.   2. It’s not through someone else either (7-10,12) …

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio  Are You A Slave or A Free Person? (Galatians 4:21-5:1)   A. What deprives us of freedom 1. The Law (Tradition) (21-25) 21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. 23 His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.24 These things are being taken figuratively: The women represent two covenants. One…